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but in recent years, japan, europe and the uk have all ended the practice, leaving the u.s. and gabon the only two nations that allow scientists to conduct tests on chimpanzees, but maybe not for long. >> if this committee had been tasked to do what it was asked to do five years from now, we probably would have said there is no longer any need for the use of chimpanzees. >> reporter: jeffrey kahn is a professor of bioethics at johns hopkins university. he chaired a blue ribbon committee for the institute of medicine that took a hard look chimpanzee testing in the u.s. as the outcry from animal rights activists reached a crescendo. >> we did acknowledge that from the perspective of this committee, the fact that chimpanzees are very close to humans gives them a different status. >> reporter: in late 2011, the committee laid out strict guidelines for chimp testing: the research must be done only when it's lifesaving, it can't be done ethically in humans, there are no other models, and the animals are socially and humanely housed. when the report arrived here at the national ins
but in recent years, japan, europe and the uk have all ended the practice, leaving the u.s. and gabon the only two nations that allow scientists to conduct tests on chimpanzees, but maybe not for long. >> if this committee had been tasked to do what it was asked to do five years from now, we probably would have said there is no longer any need for the use of chimpanzees. >> reporter: jeffrey kahn is a professor of bioethics at johns hopkins university. he chaired a blue ribbon...
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and uk over those libor claims. it's monday, a new month for us here, december 3rd, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
and uk over those libor claims. it's monday, a new month for us here, december 3rd, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
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the problem lies in the uk tax code, isn't it? >> indeed. the uk tax code is complicated. and that in itself provides an opportunity for companies to plan. also some of what they want to do. it's very important to make this distinction between avoidance and evasion. evasion is illegal. avoidance is looking at the law and seeing what opportunities there are to minimize costs and tax is just another cost of doing business. >> so the long and the short of it is successive governments, whether they be coalition, torrey, labor governments have made a right mess. why is that this tone that is so complicated that creates all these opportunities for avoidance? >> it's because people have built anti-avoidance legislation on anti-avoidance legislation rather than actually thought about what they're trying to tax. but part of the problem with the u.s. companies from the government's perspective is that the international tax regime worked quite well when profits tended to be made in the same country that sales are made in, but the pac have got excited about the fact that sales are hig
the problem lies in the uk tax code, isn't it? >> indeed. the uk tax code is complicated. and that in itself provides an opportunity for companies to plan. also some of what they want to do. it's very important to make this distinction between avoidance and evasion. evasion is illegal. avoidance is looking at the law and seeing what opportunities there are to minimize costs and tax is just another cost of doing business. >> so the long and the short of it is successive governments,...
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markets in europe mixed after a shortened session in the uk, france and spain. our road map starts right where we were months ago, waiting for the 112th congress to agree on a debt reduction package. the senate convenes at 11:00 a.m. >> the dow had its worst day in a month on friday. set to close december with a loss. the question is, does it continue to sell off if there isn't an accord in congress. >> we will always have china. manufacturing pmi data from last night is the best in 21 months. can we finally say the chinese economy has been stabilized. >> but of course, we start in washington. as you know, congress comes back today. the house gaveling into session now with legislative business starting at 10:00 a.m. the senate returns at 11:00 a.m. eastern. there are only a few hours left to get a deal done. eamon? >> you're already hearing people talk the way they talk on new year's day. a lot of people wish they could go back in time and do things differently. that's the way people are talking in washington about this fiscal cliff. feeling as if this thing sud
markets in europe mixed after a shortened session in the uk, france and spain. our road map starts right where we were months ago, waiting for the 112th congress to agree on a debt reduction package. the senate convenes at 11:00 a.m. >> the dow had its worst day in a month on friday. set to close december with a loss. the question is, does it continue to sell off if there isn't an accord in congress. >> we will always have china. manufacturing pmi data from last night is the best in...
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uk based assets of a failing u.s. bank. the offer, which was not reciprocated, is part of an attempt by regulators in controlling the risk of institutions collapsing. >>> and the 20th position to hold a ceo at a fortune 500 case. and 16.6% are at the broad end of the fortune 500 firms. with more on the catalyst 2012 fortune 500 consensus is deborah gillis. deborah, thanks for joining us. why has the number not improved in sort of seven years? >> well, if you say it's been seven years and barely any movement in terms of women's representation on -- and, in fact, very little movement over the last three years for women in executive officer positions. why is that? it's certainly not a supply problem. we know that there are many women with the skills and experience to serve on corporate boards. in fact, our research shows that if you look at the executive officer pool and the fortune 500, there are 710 women with the skills and experience to serve on corporate boards. so we really need to dispel the myth that it's the sup
uk based assets of a failing u.s. bank. the offer, which was not reciprocated, is part of an attempt by regulators in controlling the risk of institutions collapsing. >>> and the 20th position to hold a ceo at a fortune 500 case. and 16.6% are at the broad end of the fortune 500 firms. with more on the catalyst 2012 fortune 500 consensus is deborah gillis. deborah, thanks for joining us. why has the number not improved in sort of seven years? >> well, if you say it's been seven...
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as a traditional television ad for honda in the uk. but it quickly goes viral around the world. >> the different parts of the car are rolling or flipping and hitting the next thing and triggering the windshield wipers or triggering the muffler to roll. and eventually it ends with unlocking the full car coming down a ramp. and that's the product they're selling. >> but did this happen for real? or is this another case of computer-generated effects? this one may surprise you. amazingly, this whole sequence actually happened, even the tires going uphill. >> people have asked about how the tires go up the slope. and it's incredibly simple. the tire is here, and there is a weight here. as soon as the motion, the weight pushes it forward, even though it's up a slope. >> rob steiner with advertising agency wieden and kennedy was there when it all came together. >> my personal favorite was the wind screen wipers. they look quite messy. one of our jobs in the commercial was to talk about product specifications. and one of the product specificat
as a traditional television ad for honda in the uk. but it quickly goes viral around the world. >> the different parts of the car are rolling or flipping and hitting the next thing and triggering the windshield wipers or triggering the muffler to roll. and eventually it ends with unlocking the full car coming down a ramp. and that's the product they're selling. >> but did this happen for real? or is this another case of computer-generated effects? this one may surprise you....
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that gilt in the uk, keeping an eye on it, it is falling a little bit. 1.95% after a soft set of uk retail sales figures. spain, italy, moving higher, but not too much of a move there. 5.3%. and 4.4 for italy. now, forex rates, the euro/dollar and the yen has been in focus still in the last several trading sessions and that continues today. 1.3230 is the level. the yen, though, is giving back about .5% after the bank of japan's quantitative easing plans, pretty much flecting a buy the rumor, sell the fact move. now, house republicans plan to bring their tax bill to a floor vote today. this as tensions over the white house over the fiscal cliff have started to rise. it's unclear what the bill, known as plan b, will look like. house speaker john boehner has reportedly added spending cuts to convince members it will be worth the vote. president obama has threatened to veto the bill. the president says he's puzzled by what's holding up budget talkes and that house republicans should stop trying to score a point against him. >> take the deal. you know, they will be able to claim that they have
that gilt in the uk, keeping an eye on it, it is falling a little bit. 1.95% after a soft set of uk retail sales figures. spain, italy, moving higher, but not too much of a move there. 5.3%. and 4.4 for italy. now, forex rates, the euro/dollar and the yen has been in focus still in the last several trading sessions and that continues today. 1.3230 is the level. the yen, though, is giving back about .5% after the bank of japan's quantitative easing plans, pretty much flecting a buy the rumor,...
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as for the west, we are seeing that rain pushed in across the uk, down into much of france. flooding is likely. it should be fine across much of the iberian peninsula, 15 degrees expected in madrid. further east, this extends through north africa, so for both tripoli and benghazi, it will be cloudy, the chance of some showers. 19 degrees in cairo as a maximum. along the coast, for the west, whitely dryer -- likely dryer. solutions for america, friday, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific. >> hello again. top stories on al jazeera, at least 30 people have been killed in southeastern kenya. the deaths in the delta region have been blamed on fighting between the orma and pokomo tribes. the first round of the draft for the egyptian constitution is planned for friday. u.s. president barack obama says he will work with congress to avert spending cuts and tax hikes in the new year. where republicans budget bill to avert the -- a republican budget bill to avert hit the fiscal cliff was killed in the house. 20 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in sri lanka. 14 pe
as for the west, we are seeing that rain pushed in across the uk, down into much of france. flooding is likely. it should be fine across much of the iberian peninsula, 15 degrees expected in madrid. further east, this extends through north africa, so for both tripoli and benghazi, it will be cloudy, the chance of some showers. 19 degrees in cairo as a maximum. along the coast, for the west, whitely dryer -- likely dryer. solutions for america, friday, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific....
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reports from the capital and whether the bright lights are leaving too many citizens in the uk it is. one of the most beautiful cities in the world but the french live. this city. as one of the most important events. this year in central paris alone the famous chancellor installing christmas lights wasn't cheap at christmas elimination because they're on a one million euros it shop on the shelves that he is contributing to the christmas lighting depending on the number of trees they have in front of their of their shop eighty percent money money from the shops of the shows an easy. twenty percent this money city hall but the budget has gone up by a third across the whole country in a year where the average person has struggled financially the authorities say they're splashing out the extra millions to help people forget how little they have . but there is crisis there is financial difficulty people have less money to spend so we have to create a festive atmosphere to give them back the will to buy and celebrate it's clear that you're in crises in developed countries people tend to eco
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the uk let me start. with yemen it's very difficult because they have neighbors they don't have much resources and so it can be in for a long time in. each of. us of. if we the people are learning in the last three years that you had to live in a political solution which is sixty four percent what about who will be active in politics. if you see a good position in egypt you will find many women about even in militants who have been. ok ok dr saver. it's very timely because we're actually losing the connection now but we did get everything you had to say there thank you very much indeed sorry about the poor connection just at the end dr saeed study from the american university in cairo environmentally friendly energy looks like a reasonable solution where natural resources are running low and exploiting them becomes more dangerous u.k. wants fifteen percent of the country's energy needs to be covered by renewable sources by twenty twenty that could prove too costly for the public has all these nor smith re
the uk let me start. with yemen it's very difficult because they have neighbors they don't have much resources and so it can be in for a long time in. each of. us of. if we the people are learning in the last three years that you had to live in a political solution which is sixty four percent what about who will be active in politics. if you see a good position in egypt you will find many women about even in militants who have been. ok ok dr saver. it's very timely because we're actually losing...
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joining us is allen higgins, chief investment officer for the uk coutts. good morning. >> good morning. >> so we've had 12 years of exposure to gold. you're limiting it now. why? >> it's starting to lag, but more subtly from a portfolio construction perspective, it's lost its negative correlation. for example, quarter 2010, well, euro crisis won when we had equity markets down a lot then gold really surged forward, giving a negative correlation. and so for the portfolio manager at coutts, it has been at times a legal high gold exposure surging upwards in times of stress. for those days seem to have gone. trimming it. that is a fact that there's a real shortage of low risk investments of on german bunch negative. >> but you're saying it's trading like other risk assets at the moment. >> at times, it's correlated with em. so it's less attractive from a portfolio construction perspective as compared to what it was. >> it's fascinating because we've been talking about one theme for 2013 being is it a stock picker's market, are we seeing less differentiation, w
joining us is allen higgins, chief investment officer for the uk coutts. good morning. >> good morning. >> so we've had 12 years of exposure to gold. you're limiting it now. why? >> it's starting to lag, but more subtly from a portfolio construction perspective, it's lost its negative correlation. for example, quarter 2010, well, euro crisis won when we had equity markets down a lot then gold really surged forward, giving a negative correlation. and so for the portfolio...
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last i looked at the trade deficit, we were, again, lagging and uke sking popped water. there's arising deficit stripping our gdp. >>nd right now europe is in a relative deep recession. we're still above water. lou: you jumped all over the punch line because you talk about things not making sense. folks, this is not making sense. i'm delighted because people have wealth left in the equities market, the bond market. w long will that be the case if we go over the cliff? >> won't be the case for long if we have a recession followed by a typical bear market. lou: how long to get to recession -- >> we can get there pretty quick. in fact, some of the down downdrafts are starting to form. we saw those in the q3 gdp numbers were sinking into @%ntraction. lou: 2.7 -- >> employment reports gnar november and december, not surprised if gains in private sector payrolls are well over 100,000 new jobs. lou: that would not be good. baseline at least, i think, for passable is 125. what's your judgment? >> about the same, okay, that's a c-minus grade, get a "c" if we hit 150. lou: might s
last i looked at the trade deficit, we were, again, lagging and uke sking popped water. there's arising deficit stripping our gdp. >>nd right now europe is in a relative deep recession. we're still above water. lou: you jumped all over the punch line because you talk about things not making sense. folks, this is not making sense. i'm delighted because people have wealth left in the equities market, the bond market. w long will that be the case if we go over the cliff? >> won't be...
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the uk has held hearings and issued reports on this. and it's spending millions to hire special investigators yo s to look into this. they have a new agreement to share new information on taxable income, but any major crackdown is going to take a change in legislation. >> maribel, thank you. >>> the u.s. could launch a mini unmanned space plane in just a few hours and the cargo is classified. we'll have an update from florida, coming up in just a minute. stay with us. alright, family photo. charlie! stop punching your brother. he asked me to! hey, sarah, stop texting, and look at your dad. i can do two things at once. ok, well just look at your dad, so he can get this shot. i'm going to be a ninja! (chaos & noise) got it. what? yeah, i got it, come here. nobody move, especially you, charlie. how'd you do that? automagically. let's eat. combine pictures with best face. on the new samsung note ii. for a limited time, get two flip covers for the price of one, exclusively at verizon. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermat
the uk has held hearings and issued reports on this. and it's spending millions to hire special investigators yo s to look into this. they have a new agreement to share new information on taxable income, but any major crackdown is going to take a change in legislation. >> maribel, thank you. >>> the u.s. could launch a mini unmanned space plane in just a few hours and the cargo is classified. we'll have an update from florida, coming up in just a minute. stay with us. alright,...
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regulatory but it also comes as zynga struck a deal to offer poker and casino games for real money in the uk and that's going to start neck year. and if it is a new avenue of growth it would be good. because its own growth has kind of stalled on lackluster interest, like with mafia wars 2 is shutting down on facebook and 13 other games have been dropped as well. we'll have to see if it works. >> cnbc's mandy drury, thank you. >> thank you. >>> top five viral videos of 2012. remember the father who shot his daughter's laptop after he read her facebook post complaining about her posts? and the space jump 24 miles above the earth. there it goes. number three, the bullied bus monitor who was flooded with more than $700,000 in donations from around the world. number two, gangnam style that how has over nine million views. and the number one viral video of the year, kony 2012. this clocked 100 thourk views in just six days bringing a view to outside central africa that no one knew anything about. reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. yofor giv
regulatory but it also comes as zynga struck a deal to offer poker and casino games for real money in the uk and that's going to start neck year. and if it is a new avenue of growth it would be good. because its own growth has kind of stalled on lackluster interest, like with mafia wars 2 is shutting down on facebook and 13 other games have been dropped as well. we'll have to see if it works. >> cnbc's mandy drury, thank you. >> thank you. >>> top five viral videos of 2012....
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the british foreign ministry is now confirming that the uk and the u.s. both have evidence suggesting that president al-assad in syria is using his government supplies including mixing chemical compounds and loading them on to bombs. syria is believed to have muss tared -- mustard gas and sarin. president obama said any attempt by syria to use chemical weapons against its own people will be met with consequence. >> and new developments in north korea as a planned rocket launch. the test fire was scheduled sometime on monday, but north korea's state media says scientists are seriously considering adjusting the time frame. meanwhile the u.s. is deploying warships to the region to monitor the situation there. north korea maintains it is just trying to put a satellite into orbit, but the u.s. says it is a cover for testing ballistic missal technology. >>> one week after a murder-suicide involving the kansas city chiefs player more sad news rocking the nfl. dallas cowboys ease nose tackle josh brent under arrest after a car crash that killed his teammate jerry
the british foreign ministry is now confirming that the uk and the u.s. both have evidence suggesting that president al-assad in syria is using his government supplies including mixing chemical compounds and loading them on to bombs. syria is believed to have muss tared -- mustard gas and sarin. president obama said any attempt by syria to use chemical weapons against its own people will be met with consequence. >> and new developments in north korea as a planned rocket launch. the test...
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the boxer is extradiet add from the uk to face trial. he is accused of stabbing shawn long fellow. long fellow, a former marine was once awarded a purple heart. >> a multimillion gold heist. masked men boarding a fishing point on the dutch caribbean island. stealing more than 11 million bucks. the captain was injured and hit in the head. the thieves got away. serbia, ready and waiting for a vampire? villagers of one tiny hamlet believed that the legendary vampire ghost is aware know es. it is it home of the most famous vampire collapsed that. is a wrab. who will stay and who will go? biggest names in the obama administration will not be joining president obama for four more years. we'll take a look . shark. one man gets the surprise of his life while on vacation . v. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why i re
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that ad was banned in the uk after regulators said it after regulators said it denigrates the bottle drink industries. that is what we havenn next. keep it here. ♪ get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get traightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. dagen: another day, another meeting. it still looks awfully wide in dealing with the looming tax increases and spending cuts. are they closer to a deal than we think? here to answer brett baier. he joins us from washington, d.c. was the white house or the democrats surprised by the republican proposal? >> dagen, i do not think that they were surprised. they knew another proposal would be coming back. they probably guessed that it would not include tax rate increases. that is the
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members asked about the uk's immigration policy and concerns over proposed national health services spending cuts. >> questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you. i am sure the whole house will wish to join me in sending our best wishes for christmas to our brave armed forces in afghanistan. it to their families who will be missing them, and to the servicemen and women around the world -- you are always in our thoughts. we owe you a deep debt of gratitude and sinew our heartfelt thanks at christmastime. i have meetings, and in addition to my duties i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thanks my right honorable friend for comments about wishing a merry christmas to our service families under deployment -- service members under diplomat and their families. could my friend also tell me what progress has been made to remove the metals -- give the metals, especially those who served in arctic convoys, for their bravery? >> i thank my friend. on the issue of medals, which is gone on for a very long time, i am delighted to tell the
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we hope the paparazzi are a little more restrained than in the past in the uk. thanks so much. >>> and as nato prepares to deploy patriot missile defenses to turkey and votes coming up this week, secretary of state hillary clinton in europe this week has warned the assad regime and syria against resorting to chemical weapons. >> their behavior is reprehensible. their actions against their own people have been tragic. but there is no doubt that there's a line between even the horrors they have already inflicted on the syrian people and moving to what would be an internationally condemned step of utilizing their chemical weapons. >> joining me is former california congresswoman and president of the woodrow wilson center, jane harman. congresswoman, let's talk first about syria and the chemical weapon threat and all of the pressure now on the u.s. to recognize the opposition and to become more engaged. are there any options that you hear are likely to be taken? >> well, the focus is now on syria. events on the ground are changing. if these published reports are to
we hope the paparazzi are a little more restrained than in the past in the uk. thanks so much. >>> and as nato prepares to deploy patriot missile defenses to turkey and votes coming up this week, secretary of state hillary clinton in europe this week has warned the assad regime and syria against resorting to chemical weapons. >> their behavior is reprehensible. their actions against their own people have been tragic. but there is no doubt that there's a line between even the...
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as you can see there, the uk gilt is telling offer a little bit. yield riding to 1.78%. whether it's the bund or even yields in spain are falling as prices rise a little bit. so there is light at the end of the tunnel according to our next guest. he says the global economy is close to reaching its weakest point before recovery sets in. he's robert cohen, chief equity strategist. woke. >> good morning. >> we just heard rob doddson talking through some of these results. unfortunately, we saw some signs of weaker demand, especially global demand in these reports. but perhaps what is consistent with what you're saying, why is it your view that that is going to happen? >> sometimes you need to pull away. you move away from the fundamentals a little bit on the month to month improvements. if you look at 2013 as a whole, the big headwinds you've had in a number of years, fiscal austerity is largely the sarp in europe year on year. 2014, that comes up quite quickly. 2013 is largely going to be the final year of the crushing deleveraging if you like on the european banks. so esse
as you can see there, the uk gilt is telling offer a little bit. yield riding to 1.78%. whether it's the bund or even yields in spain are falling as prices rise a little bit. so there is light at the end of the tunnel according to our next guest. he says the global economy is close to reaching its weakest point before recovery sets in. he's robert cohen, chief equity strategist. woke. >> good morning. >> we just heard rob doddson talking through some of these results. unfortunately,...
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lyric can. >>> it's boxing day in the uk and canada and several other countries. fitting name, right? like black friday in the united states. retailers cut their prices hoping to entice shoppers to look for a good deal willing to spend their holiday cash. they're just running. analysts expect that british shoppers spend almost $5 billion today. in the u.s. not good news for retailers. early figures show it's the worst holiday sales performance in three years. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. why so bad this year? >> first of all, the fiscal cliff issues were hanging on shoppers' minds. that's one reason. you know, you look at whether or not the after christmas shopping will help. it will in some ways. in many ways, though, people are walking into stores using gift cards. in fact the national retail federation says 80% of shoppers bought a gift card. that's almost $30 billion worth. those are counted when they're sold and not redeemed. if you're a retailer, most people wind up spending more in the store, so that's a good thing for the retailer if the
lyric can. >>> it's boxing day in the uk and canada and several other countries. fitting name, right? like black friday in the united states. retailers cut their prices hoping to entice shoppers to look for a good deal willing to spend their holiday cash. they're just running. analysts expect that british shoppers spend almost $5 billion today. in the u.s. not good news for retailers. early figures show it's the worst holiday sales performance in three years. alison kosik is at the new...
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we have reaction from the uk and asked if the public ridicule may have played a role in this heartbreaking turn of events. one of our most important allies at risk of losing the democracy that people died for a couple of years ago. we'll look at the future of egypt and what will happen if one of america's most important allies implodes. [chanting] u. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral to see a specialist. so don't wait. call now and request this free decision guide to help you better understand medicare... and which aarp medicare supplement plan might be best for you
we have reaction from the uk and asked if the public ridicule may have played a role in this heartbreaking turn of events. one of our most important allies at risk of losing the democracy that people died for a couple of years ago. we'll look at the future of egypt and what will happen if one of america's most important allies implodes. [chanting] u. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized...
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spain, italy, the uk, all found austerity taking its toll even more as unemployment continued to rise in some of those countries. even the large country, the economic powerhouse germany found its slelf slowing down. the root cause of it all was the inability of the european governments to come to policies to get growth started again. towards the middle and end of the year they did, but the tale was style there. very much austerity again and again. perhaps if there was only one change that took place as we moved into the fall and into the winter. it was the realization that most of these countries could take no more austerity. social welfare having been cut, health care cut, unemployment, growth virtually nonexistent. now the talk is not of more austerity, but how to get growth started again across the contine continent. suzanne. >> thank you, richard. >>> christmas, of course, is a time of giving, but there are many struggling families in boston that couldn't aafford to get their children he anything. this year for almost six decades help kamt not in santa's sleigh but in a big, brown
spain, italy, the uk, all found austerity taking its toll even more as unemployment continued to rise in some of those countries. even the large country, the economic powerhouse germany found its slelf slowing down. the root cause of it all was the inability of the european governments to come to policies to get growth started again. towards the middle and end of the year they did, but the tale was style there. very much austerity again and again. perhaps if there was only one change that took...
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. >>> news corporations uk chief tom mockridge is stepping down. he took over the unit 18 months ago at the height of the company's phone hacking scandal >>> the time has finally come, cory booker taking the food stamp challenge this week. the newark mayor will only be eating with food he can buy for $37. that is the average food stamped benefit in his week. booker said he will be giving up coffee because he can't afford it. that will be tough for us. >> no doubt. >> interesting to see at the end of that how he does. >> i'm sure he will be documenting on twitter what goes on during those days. coming up, one of the strangest cases of cosmetic surgery, can't make this up. did you read about this? mustache implants. that's right. we'll tell you about it next. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! since ameriprise fin
. >>> news corporations uk chief tom mockridge is stepping down. he took over the unit 18 months ago at the height of the company's phone hacking scandal >>> the time has finally come, cory booker taking the food stamp challenge this week. the newark mayor will only be eating with food he can buy for $37. that is the average food stamped benefit in his week. booker said he will be giving up coffee because he can't afford it. that will be tough for us. >> no doubt....
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kate middleton presenting awards at a uk sports ceremony in london. jenna: back to our top story now the kopbd connecticut school massacre. as we await the funerals of two young people killed in that rampage investigators are pouring overcome pursuiters trying to figure out how adam lanza planned his spree. where do you start the investigation? >> first need to please acknowledge the families and slims. my deepest sympathies. so our digital lives are a window into our minds. and by discovering a person's digital life you essentially can map out their life's past and future intentions, and the point of a digital discovery essentially is to find out what happened, and essentially how to prevent this in the future as well. jenna: so where do you start with the material that you might have in a typical case? >> easily, very simply as you would with your own device, from the desktop in you scar the hard drive looking through all different document folders, looking at all the different files and folders, the names of them, the different documents within, an
kate middleton presenting awards at a uk sports ceremony in london. jenna: back to our top story now the kopbd connecticut school massacre. as we await the funerals of two young people killed in that rampage investigators are pouring overcome pursuiters trying to figure out how adam lanza planned his spree. where do you start the investigation? >> first need to please acknowledge the families and slims. my deepest sympathies. so our digital lives are a window into our minds. and by...
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., uk system. if it's one islamist facing one liberal, the islamist will almost always win. and then the last election, islamists wind, 82% of the individual sister and considerably less in the prc's. the opposition as a whole generally prefers straight pr and getting rid of the individual seats, but it's still too early to tell. that's one of the weird things is in the next two months they are going to have to have debate about the electoral system. i don't know if exact out that will work. part of it depends on the. i think the brotherhood will go down in vote share, but i wouldn't overstate the drop. again, the brotherhood does best on the district to district level. and they have asked parliamentarians who have personal connections with their constituency, and some of these constituencies are fairly small. so there's a kind of personal touch that's important to social service becomes more important. so on and so forth. so i think for that reason the brotherhood will drop but maybe not as much as people expect. >> so in a constitution with 230 odd articles, they didn't fu
., uk system. if it's one islamist facing one liberal, the islamist will almost always win. and then the last election, islamists wind, 82% of the individual sister and considerably less in the prc's. the opposition as a whole generally prefers straight pr and getting rid of the individual seats, but it's still too early to tell. that's one of the weird things is in the next two months they are going to have to have debate about the electoral system. i don't know if exact out that will work....
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., france and the uk say they will set back decisions. the u.n. gave palestinians nonmember observer state status. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has not publicly acknowledged approval, but a senior government official says he has sign off on those plans. >>> in washington, the calendar is coming ever closer to that fiscal cliff. we'll hear where each side stands and if we are any closer to a deal today. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. sharable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99
., france and the uk say they will set back decisions. the u.n. gave palestinians nonmember observer state status. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has not publicly acknowledged approval, but a senior government official says he has sign off on those plans. >>> in washington, the calendar is coming ever closer to that fiscal cliff. we'll hear where each side stands and if we are any closer to a deal today. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can...
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in the uk, a young rider heads out into the countryside on a pony for the traditional boston day hunt. and in prague, onlookers watch from a bridge as swimmers climb out of a river after diving into the icy cold water. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> 2012 has been a year of surprises. some good, some not so good in the world of showbiz. cnn entertainment correspondent nischelle turner has a rundown. >> catchy dance tunes, celebrity breakups, and the tragic death of a singing icon, just a few of the topics that had people talking in the world of showbiz. here's a look at cnn's top ten entertainment news stories from 2012. ♪ so call me, maybe >> reporter: the song was almost inescapable. carly rae jepsen's song, "call me, maybe." ♪ so call me, maybe >> the force is now strong with disney. in a move that caught many by surprise, the "star wars" franchise's fiercely independent george lucas sold his company to the entertainment entire for more than $4 billion. what's more? disney's announced plans for three more "star wars" films. it's the superstar relationsh
in the uk, a young rider heads out into the countryside on a pony for the traditional boston day hunt. and in prague, onlookers watch from a bridge as swimmers climb out of a river after diving into the icy cold water. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> 2012 has been a year of surprises. some good, some not so good in the world of showbiz. cnn entertainment correspondent nischelle turner has a rundown. >> catchy dance tunes, celebrity breakups, and the...
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the uk is joining the united states in saying syria is now preparing to use chemical weapons. meanwhile, syrian rebels chose a former officer to lead their unified group. the new commander had defected from the syrian military. also today, the syrian military dropped rockets on to damascus. under rebel control. >>> the los angeles police department looking for new clues in the 15-year-old murder mystery of rapper notorious b.i.g. they're looking into biggie's death again. yesterday police released his autopsy for the first time, hoping to generate some new tips. but family says they want more information. the rapper died in a 1997 drive-by shooting in los angeles. >>> and the second winner of last month's powerball jackpot has come forward, but is not showing his face. arizona lottery official says the winner claimed his prize, but decided to remain anonymous, which is allowed under state law there. the officials say the man is in his 30s and will walk away with a cool $192 million before uncle sam comes a knocking. >>> turning back to domestic politics now. pot smokers in was
the uk is joining the united states in saying syria is now preparing to use chemical weapons. meanwhile, syrian rebels chose a former officer to lead their unified group. the new commander had defected from the syrian military. also today, the syrian military dropped rockets on to damascus. under rebel control. >>> the los angeles police department looking for new clues in the 15-year-old murder mystery of rapper notorious b.i.g. they're looking into biggie's death again. yesterday...